Boat steering and propelling device.



J. E. HASGHK'B. BOAT STEERING AND PROPELLING DEVICE. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 17,1911.

1,021,408, v Y Patented Mar. 26, 1.912.

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- devices that may be quickly and conveniently attached to a boat Aand as readily removed therefrom, so that the` propelling mechanism may be housed andv protected without the necessity of protecting the entire-boat.

Another object of my invention is to generally improve structures -of this character.

. Other and further objects vwill become apparent to persons skilled in the art from a consideration of the hereinafter contained description, taken in conjunction with the drawing', wherein- Figure 1 is an elevation of the device, showing its manner of connection to a boat; Fig. 2 1s an enlarged complete elevation of the device, partly in section; Fig. 3is a transverse section-on line 3 3 cf Fig.'2: and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

' In all.' of the views, the same reference characters indicate similar parts.

In the exemplification selected to disclose my invention, a propeller consists of a' conical hollow hub 11, having attached, at opposite diameters, helical propeller blades, 12 and 13. The hub is provided with an in .ternal bored boss 14, slotted for engagement with the two radial pins 15 and 16, that project from the rotary sleeve 17, so that the propeller 'may be vslipped over said sleeve-.to

the position shown in Fig. 2, for rotation therewith. On the inner -end of thel sleeve "22, upon the lower 17 is4 secured a worm wheel 18, which has rotary engagement with the worm` 19.

' An open end worm houslng 20, provides" 21 for theI vertically/ disposed shaft end ofwhich the 'worm is secured.A This shaft is providedwitha ste bearing in the housing 80 as at 23.

- ecured rmly in the Aside wall"" of the a bearing housing 20 is a stud bolt-25 upon which the sleeve 17 and its att-ached propeller freely rotate. A disk 26, carrying a hub 27, is 'sepropeller. i

cured-in the open end of the housing 20,

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and affords' a bearing for'the sleeve'17. The

propeller 10 and sleeve 1 7 arehcld on the stud'bolt 25 by the nut 28. Now, it isfapparent that when the worm 19 is rotated, thc-worn1 wheel, sleeve, and propeller willbe also rotated, but at a fewer number of revolutions within a given time.

A casing or-tube 29 is secured to thebearmg lug 21 in any suitable manner,and at its upper end it is secured to the `housing 30 of an electric motor, as by a screw'31, or other desirable means. The shaft '22 issecured to the armature shaft 32, by-a cou- ,f

pling 33,so that when the armature shaft is rotated, the propeller will be revolved in like manner but at a slower velocity. As

small electric motors operate at relatively high R. P. M. compared to boatpropellers,

this means, aside from furnishing a desirable connection between *the two 'angular shafts, affords a compact and convenient reductionvgear.

It will be observedithatithe axis ofthe' propeller is at one-side of' fthe a'xisof the vertical shaft. This arrangement, I have foundv in practiceto be of no disadvanta e but, on the contrary, contributes 'to the e ciency of operation ofthe device,` as it impedes, to some extent, the bodily rotation of the column of water-near the axls of the A collar' 34 fits 'looseiy around he jacket '29 and is provided wtha slotted, radially' extending, blade' 35,*to which aclamp 36 is' attached, as by bolts 37 and A38, the latter taking through the-slot and terminating a butterfly end v39' forhand manipulation. By this means the angular rotation ofthe clamp 36 and the jacket 29 maybe easily varied. The clamp 36 is provided with two screws- 4 0 -40 for securing the.device'- to aboat-41.' A split eollar42 is adapted for sliding engagement on'the-jacket 29, and serves as a rest for. 'supporting the motor and `propeller on the collar 34. The collar 4 2 may be. moved' to an selected positionon the jacke Q29, to adjustjthedepth of the propeller the water, and then secured by screw 43.

A wheel, 6r disk, 44, preferably of elec- 1 als loo

trically ns'ulatingmaterlal', such as wood,

vulcanized ber; or' the like, vis secured to the .housing 30, ofthe motor, and is a means by which the devicemay be, bodily rotated in the clamp collar 34, and by which the boat may be steered.

'In practice, I find. that, when the propeller is rotated, so that its axisl is at an A angle to the longitudinal axis of the boat,V

the course of the boat will be thus changed and that the propeller will remain in posi-` tion in which it has been thus placedl until.

again moved by application to the steering wheel.

The electric terminals of the motor, 45 and 46, are secured to and supported on the steering wheel 44. To these terminals may be connected the source of electric energy,

such as a storage battery, which may be placed under the seats of the boat. i

An electric snap switch 47, for conveniently disconnecting the motor from the source of electric energy is preferably mountred on the steering wheel 44 concentric with the axis thereof.

Having described a single embodiment of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described,

a moto-r having ahousing'and a vert-ical drive shaft, said motor housing providing a l jacket-attaching part concentric with said shaft, apropeller structure having a gear and a housing therefor, said gear-housing providing a jacket-attaching part, a vertical shaft at one end engaging said vertical motor shaft and-at the other end`having a worm engaging said propeller gear, a jacket surrounding said vertical shaft, engaging said jacket-attaching portions of the motor and gear housings, and supportin said motor and propeller; and a clamp or de tachable enga ement of a boat and for adjustable engagement of said jacket to vary g'the height of said jacket and acket-carried motor and propeller relative to the boat. l

2. In a device of the character described,

' a motor having a vertical drive shaft, a

housing concentric with the axis of said shaft, a hand wheel mounted above said axis and mounted upon the hand wheel, a propeller, gearing associated with said pronecting and supporting said motor and propeller parts, a shaft within said jacket at "one end having directconnection with said motor sha-ft and at its other end connected to said gearing, and means for connection between said jacket and a boat, said means being of a character to permit vertical adjust-ment of said jacket and supported parts relatively to said boat, and permit rotation of said acket and supported parts relatively to said boat, whereby a person in the boat labout said shaft axis by means of said hand wheel.

3. In a device of the character described, a mot-or, a propeller, a substantially vertical jacket connecting and supporting said mo tor and propeller, a shaft inclosed within said jacket `for transmitting power from said motor to said propeller, and adjustable means for attaching said jacket, and parts carried thereby, to a boat; said means comprising a clamping device for detachable engagement of a boat, an adjustable collar slidable upon said jacket, means upon said collar to position it at desired height upon the jacket, a supporting collar loosely surrounding said jacket below the adjustable collar and supporting said jacket for rotation at a height determined by the position of said adjustable colla/r, pivotal connections between said supporting collar and vsaid clamping device, one of said pivoted parts having a segmental slot and the other a screw member engaging in said slot, whereby said supporting collar and rotatably supported parts `'may be adjusted and held at desired inclination;

hand in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS E. HASCHKE.

Witnesses: j

Manz E. ALLEN, W. LINN ALLEN.

may rotate said several concentric parts' peller, a'housing inclosingthe gearing, a jacket concentric with said shaft axis con-` In testimony whereof I hereunto set my l 

